WORLD EVENTS 2005-2006
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THEME REFERENCE ROUND QUESTIONS
FAMOUS
PEOPLE
In October of 1973 this individual was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along
with North Vietnamese foreign minister Le Duc Tho for their
roles in negotiating a cease fire and U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War.
This man also served as Secretary of State of the United States from 1973-1977.
Who is that man?
A. Alan Gordon
B. Henry Kissinger
C. Dean Rusk
D. William Rogers
POLITICS
The Vietnam War deeply divided America, and many American men dodged the draft
and left the United States to move to Canada. A U.S. president began the healing
process by pardoning all the draft dodgers of the war and invited them to
return home to America. Who was that president?
A. Lyndon Johnson
B. Richard Nixon
C. Gerald Ford
D. Jimmy Carter
THE
ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE
An outstanding anti-war movie was released in 1970. It was set during the
Korean War. Which was that movie?
A. The Green Berets
B. M*A*S*H*
C. The Deer Hunter
D. Apocalypse Now
DISASTERS
An American University was in the world spotlight on May 4, 1970, after a
Vietnam War protest had a tragic end. Shortly after noon, 13 seconds of rifle
fire by 28 National Guardsmen left four students dead and nine others wounded.
At which university did that protest occur?
A. Kent State
B. Ohio State
C. Notre Dame
D. Penn State
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In 1972, John Stalberger and Mike Marshall
invented this modern American sport in Oregon City, Oregon. It was first played
with homemade materials. They eventually marketed their new game and game
equipment was mass-produced. Under which of the following trademarks was their
new game marketed?
A. Frisbee
B. Hacky Sack
C. Mattel
D. Matchbox
POLITICS
In the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon defeated
George McGovern in all but one state and the District of
Columbia. Which one of the following states voted for George McGovern
in 1972?
A. North Dakota
B. South Dakota
C. New York
D. Massachusetts
THE ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE
In the late 1970's, a Federal jury in Oklahoma City awarded $10.5 million
to the estate of a 28-year old chemical technician because of radiation contamination
she suffered in 1974 at a Kerr-McGhee plutonium plant. She was killed in a
suspicious car accident on her way to talk to a reporter about safety violations
in the lab. A movie was made about this incident. Which of the following women
was this chemical technician?
A. Karen Silkwood
B. Ester Young
C. Jean Dalry
D. Mable Delany
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
On May 3, 1974, a Chicago skyscraper was completed that rose to a height of
1,450 feet. It is now the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. What
is the name of that skyscraper?
A. Aon Centre
B. Petronas Tower 2
C. Sears Tower
D. CITIC Plaza
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In 1978, NASA deployed a scientific satellite that was capable of collecting
information on 95% of the world’s oceans. What was the name of that
satellite?
A. Seascan I
B. Oceanscan I
C. Seascape I
D. Seasat I
COLD WAR AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The Vietnam War was the longest war in American history and deeply divided
the nation's population. Which president ordered the withdrawal of all remaining
American ground troops from Vietnam, with the exception of embassy guards?
A. Lyndon Johnson
B. Richard Nixon
C. Gerald Ford
D. James Earl Carter
THE ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE
A 1970s film about the Watergate scandal detailed the secret meetings of Washington
Post reporter Bob Woodward with his source "Deep Throat."
Which one of the following films is that movie?
A. In the Line of Fire
B. All the President's Men
C. The Candidate
D. The Parallax View
SPORTS
In 1974 Muhammed Ali regained the world heavyweight boxing
crown in a match in Kinshasa, Zaire, that was popularly called the "Rumble
in the Jungle." Which boxer did Ali defeat to regain
his title?
A. George Foreman
B. Joe Frazier
C. Ken Norton
D. Leon Spinks